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According to PPUR Management Office Chief Elizabeth Maclang, the construction of the P100-million Sabang Integrated Wharf Development project will begin in the second quarter of 2018, and is expected to be completed in 5 years.

“If the design gets finalized this year, there’s no chance that it would be delayed and it could start by second quarter next year,” she said in a press conference for PPUR Festival on Thursday, October 12.

Other new, upgraded features are the boat docking area, breakwater, seaside esplanade, drop off and parking area, and services and utilities area.

LAYOUT. The layout of the planned modern wharf

The project will also be equipped with a waste water treatment facility that would maintain the good condition of the marine environment facing the wharf.

Maclang said TIEZA will provide a P50-million fund for the project, while the park management and the city government will match the amount from park entrance fees that they collect yearly.

“We can allocate at least P20 million per year, while the city government can have a P10-million counterpart fund on standby,” she said.

The park superintendent said the project will be made possible through the increased entrance fee of P500 for both local and foreign tourists. Collections range from P7 to P10 million every month during the peak season months of January and May.

“We recently increased the fee because of this project,” she added.Before, the park fee was set at P250 for foreigners and P175 for locals, generating only P5 million in revenues during the peak season in past years.

“As per the consulting firm, with the steady stream of funding, the project can be done in almost one to two years’ time, or 3 if there’s a need to do fund sourcing,” she said.

The project proponent has been conducting an environmental impact assessment at PPUR to ensure that the development, involving a two-hectare horizontal reclamation, would not endanger the park’s marine resources. – Rappler.com

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